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Manayunk lease falls through, but thirst for Juice Box, coworking space for parents, lives on
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Entrepreneurship doesn't have to be just for the young and mobile or the empty nester looking for new beginnings. Parents with young ones, who don't want to choose between work and family, are increasingly looking for ways to explore their entrepreneurial spirit. Enter the appropriately named
Juice Box
, a Philly coworking space that will support a community of entrepreneurs looking to get their creative juices jumping; most of whom also happen to be parents.
"Our goal is create an environment where you can be more productive than at home, collaborate and socialize with others, experience those serendipitous moments that coworking communities are known for, and still stay connected to your children," explains Aliza Schlabach, founder of Juice Box.
Schlabach and her husband, Kevin Schlabach, are still looking for a physical location to carry out the mission of Juice Box after a recent lease in Manayunk fell through due to unforeseen circumstances. And having worked on this concept since January, the couple is extremely disappointed by this recent turn of events. Undeterred, they remain confident and eager to move forward, citing a significant demand for this type of space from people who live in Center City, Mt. Airy, Manayunk, along the Main Line and beyond. "We're anxious to get a space open so that our community of entrepreneurial and work-from-home parents can get out of their houses, grow, and succeed together."
According to Schlabach, the space will be similar to
Indy Hall
, the popular coworking space in Old City, but with a slightly different demographic. Yes, the space will have the typical facilities: WiFi, desks, conference rooms, coffee, etc., but will be equipped with an added bonus any entrepreneurial parent will enjoy - an adjacent but separate area for drop-in or scheduled childcare.
Schlabach hopes the facility will become well integrated into Philly's entrepreneurial scene, and expects to hold "lots of community events" at Juice Box. "That means hosting events in our space as well as encouraging our members to attend other events in and around Philadelphia."
But Schlabach's goals go far beyond hopes for just the physical space. Ultimately, helping parents' achieve a work-life balance is what Juice Box is all about. In an effort to achieve these lofty ambitions, the facility will offer member perks such as end-of-day grocery delivery and task and errand services.
Additionally, all members of the community, including non-parents, are welcome into Juice Box fold, hoping they can add vitality and vigor to the space's mission and something Schlabach deems especially critical. "Growing a community of individuals with their own unique stories, experiences, and knowledge is what will allow Juice Box to truly thrive."
: Aliza Schlabach, Juice Box
: Greg Meckstroth
Amid major renovation, Weavers Way Co-Op pops-up with summer of fun in Mt Airy
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Attention Northwest Philly residents:
Weavers Way Co-op's
Mt. Airy location at
559 Carpenter Lane
is undergoing a significant renovation this summer. Here's the good news: the space overhaul will bring an expanded pet supply store and a new wellness store at
608/610 Carpenter Lane
. Part of the renovation also involves a greatly expanded bulk section. Store operators believe it will be the biggest in the city with hundreds of bulk items – nuts, grains, snacks, and other dried goods, as well as oils and vinegars, and even cleaning supplies.
And now for the even better news: for those loyal Weavers Way customers who rely on the store's convenient location for their grocery needs, not to worry. This past week, Weavers Way moved operations from its main store to a pop-up shop in the Co-op's community meeting room nearby at
555 Carpenter Lane
. The shop will include a selection of groceries from every department and an outdoor produce market.
"We decided that by opening the pop-up shop, with a big outdoor produce component, we could meet most shoppers' everyday needs," says Jonathan McGoran, communications director for the Weavers Way Co-op. "We are also providing a shoppers' shuttle van between our Mt. Airy store and our Chestnut Hill store, so our shoppers who are used to walking to the Mt. Airy store to do their shopping can still do so."
Convenience seems to be the Co-op's main priority; the shuttle will run every 20 to 30 minutes, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2–7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to–1 p.m.
But just in case the renovation deters otherwise loyal customers, Weavers Way has arranged a variety of events including music, crafts, food truck nights, kids' events, and parties to keep foot traffic at healthy levels. "A big consideration was to minimize any negative impact on our neighboring businesses," McGoran clarified. "The pop-up shop will help maintain some of our foot traffic that businesses like the
Highpoint Café
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
depend on."
Billed as the Weavers Way Co-op's Mt. Airy Summer of Fun, events officially began this past weekend on July 13 with a Kick-Off Event that featured live music, a large selection of dinners and desserts from popular Philly food trucks, and a beer and wine tasting that showcased the region's best alcoholic beverages. For a full list of planned events throughout the summer, visit
to learn more.
On top of this, and to keep things popping, Weavers Way is sponsoring a Mt. Airy Village Loyalty card program, raffling $5 off Weavers Way purchases of $50 or more for every ten purchases of $5 or more at the Mt. Airy Village businesses.
During construction, hours for the Pop-Up will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Construction at the existing Weavers Way will began in full on July 16 and is anticipated to last until the end of August. Once the renovated co-op space opens, the pop-up will close up shop for the time being.
And as for any other pop-up shops for other Weavers Way sites throughout Philly, that has yet to be determined. "Right now, there are no plans for other Pop-up shops, but I wouldn't want to rule it out," explained McGoran. "But we frequently have outdoor events, both in Mt. Airy and in Chestnut Hill, and we will certainly continue to do so."
: Jonathan McGoran, Weavers Way Co-op
: Greg Meckstroth
ON THE GROUND: Wolf Cycles howls at history with new ownership on Lancaster Ave.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
New Wolf Cycles manager Sofi Courtney was greeted by boxes and trash bags full of stuff when she ventured upstairs at the shop's recently revived location at 4311 Lancaster Ave.
"We pulled everything out, and right at the bottom there's a bunch of hats," says Courtney. "Two of them were signed by Eddy Merckx."
Merckx won the Tour de France five times and is considered the "greatest cyclist of all time." One of those hats now hangs in a frame on the shop's wall.
In operation since 1932, Wolf Cycles is the city's oldest continuing bike shop with a rich history - and some treasures. In 1976, Carl Miller bought Wolff Cycles from Frank Neumann and Herman Wolf. Although it took Miller over an hour to get to the shop from his Northeast Philadelphia home, he "loved every minute of it." During Wolff Cycle's later years, his time at the shop began to dwindle. After over 30 years of ownership, he realized it was time to retire.
"My age caught up to me," Miller said.
When he was ready to sell, Miller wanted the business to remain as a bike shop. He was adamant.
"I feel it's an institution," Miller said. "It's for the young and old and it should be there. It's an establishment that that can't go away."
In November 2011, Sam Davis and Monica Pasquinelli, owners of Firehouse Bicycles on Baltimore Avenue, purchased Wolff Cycles (and dropped the last "f" when it reopened shortly thereafter)
When the new staff arrived, its history began to emerge through old receipts, found objects, and customers. They quickly recognized how much the shop meant to those who grew up in the neighborhood.
"I love that it's such a neighborhood shop. Everybody has a connection to it," Courtney said. "Everybody's been coming here their entire lives at least. Or their parent's lives, their grandparent's lives. It's just an incredible community shop."
Courtney said the location of Wolf Cycles "feels very familiar" to its sister shop. The major difference between the two? Wolf Cycles sells a lot of children's bikes.
"Like everyone bought their bikes here when they were kids," said Cortney. "A lot of it is because people are like, 'I got my first bike here and I want mine to get theirs here.'"
Wolf Cycles is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. They offer bicycle repairs and services; sell accessories, parts and new and refurbished bikes.
"Right now, we're serving the immediate local community and students," Courtney said. "We are going for reliable, affordable."
On Tuesday evenings at 6 p.m. (weather permitting), a bike ride to the Belmont Plateau is open to all. If someone does not have a bike for the ride, they can borrow one from the shop.
This summer, Courtney said Wolf Cycles wants to gain visibility in the community and let people know they are there all year round.
Miller said he misses the shop very much. But he is comforted knowing that its history will go on.
"I like seeing the tradition of Wolff Cycles continue," Miller said. "It feels great."
: Sofi Courtney, Carl Miller, Wolf Cycles
: Zenovia Campbell
ON THE GROUND: Chic Afrique moves natural cosmetics store west to expanded shop on Lancaster Ave.
Flying Kite Media
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Chic Afrique
has moved to a location that's double in size, but what customers see is only the tip of the company's business. "Ninety percent of our sales are online," reports Victoria Onwuchekwa, founder/chief cook and bottle filler at the natural cosmetics store now located at 3943 Lancaster Avenue.
Now offering over 30 products in its cosmetics line, Chic Afrique began as a kiosk at the Echelon Mall nearly three decades ago. Onwuchekwa had just completed her Master's degree in pharmacology at Long Island University, where she became fascinated by the chemistry of cosmetics. While in search of a dissertation topic, Onwuchekwa's mother, who is a pharmacist, suggested she pick a topic near home, and Onwuchekwa embarked on a study of shea butter, a common ointment in Africa that's been growing in popularity here in the US.
"Science, chemistry and pharmacology came easy to me," says Onwuchekwa. "I decided to do something extra on the side." Combining art and science, she developed simple emulsions that are still the basis for an extensive offering that includes body butter, souffle, lotion, soap, hair oil and butter, shampoo, conditioner and even candles.
Onwuchekwa's philosophy in developing products comes from the life cycle. Watoto has ingredients gentle enough for a baby; Karite is meant for a growing child's scrapes and rashes; Okuma is for a young girl who wants to smell nice; Saronia has a potent scent meant to attract suitors, and Ife, which means love, contains turai, a Senegalese aphrodisiac. Onwuchekwa counts all ethnicities among her loyal patrons, and also offers custom labeling for business to business sales locally, nationally and internationally.
Chic Afrique moved from the Echelon Mall to The Gallery at Market East, first in a kiosk and then in a retail shop. Onwuchekwa then expanded to 7th and Walnut streets for a decade; after a brief period doing only wholesale, she opened up another retail spot at 3874 Lancaster just last year.
Less than two months ago, Onwuchekwa's landlord called to offer the much more spacious storefront a block west. It allows shoppers a peek into Onwuchekwa's open kitchen/laboratory, which occupies the entire back half of the expansive space. The business also has three employees.
The building was previously occupied by Grace Church and Community Center, as evidenced by the sign that still hangs above the door. Business hours are Monday through Saturday from noon to 7 p.m.
: Victoria Onwuchekwa, Chic Afrique
: Sue Spolan
University City District will be encouraging neighborhood composting through The Dirt Factory
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Composting in University City is catching on. In just a couple weeks, the
University City District (UCD)
will be opening The Dirt Factory composting facility at 43rd and Market, a partnership between UCD and the
Pedal Coop
, a bicycle-powered disposal service that serves West (like
Plotland at 44th and Locust
) and South Philly (like
Mercy Edible Park
) and Center City.
The Dirt Factory represents the most permanent composting facility the Pedal Coop's ever had, according to Seth Budick, the manager of policy and research at UCD, who says the cooperative is currently forced to compost at community gardens and other short-lived sites, which quickly hit capacity, forcing the disposers to find other sites. The facility will also have limited hours when other University City residents can use it.
"Our hope is that this facility will have sufficient capacity to allow (Pedal Coop) to expand their collection, increasing the number of residents and businesses that are able to compost," says Budick. This will enable Pedal Coop to handle large university functions at
, and other institutions.
West Philly businesses seem excited about the large-scale local composting option, whether or not they contract to the Pedal Coop. Budick says that Pedal Coop clients
Four Worlds Bakeries
, both of which serve bread in West Philly, are especially thrilled about The Dirt Factory. Along with that, he adds that an increasing number of local businesses, affiliated and unaffiliated with the Coop, are asking how they can compost at 43rd and Market.
The Dirt Factory will also have limited hours when University City businesses, non-profits, and residents can compost.
"We hope to begin by opening the site once a week for drop-offs of small quantities of compostables," says Budick. Eventually, the space could open to the public more if the need exists.
The UCD is also planning compost, food, and sustainability workshops for the summer months to be held on-site, says Budick, who promises more details will be announced soon. Also, the site will have smaller composting classrooms where members of the community can learn techniques for composting at home. Additionally, the Walnut Hill Farm recently planted fruits and vegetables at The Factory using neighborhood compost.
Other partners in the composting effort include the owners of the property at 4308 Market St. who offered up the parcel, and the University of Pennsylvania, which sold its used "Earth Tub" composting machines at a greatly reduced rate. The public grand opening for the Dirt Factory will be on June 20, and will feature complimentary refreshments by Four Worlds,
Little Baby's Ice Cream
, and
Dock St. Brewing Company
Seth Budick, University City District
Andy Sharpe
Like the Pike: Lower Gwynedd launches campaign to attract attention to Bethlehem Pike
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
It's a sleepy stretch of Bethlehem Pike that winds through Spring House, a small Montgomery County suburb between Ambler and Montgomeryville. A great deal of through traffic forsakes Bethlehem Pike to use the far faster Route 309 bypass, while too few people who do drive the Pike get out of their vehicles. With this in mind,
Lower Gwynedd Township
has embarked on a new campaign called "I like the Pike" to draw attention to Bethlehem Pike's potential for redevelopment and build a sense of community among existing businesses.
One goal of
"I like the Pike"
is to highlight the recent streetscape improvements that are designed to make the Bethlehem Pike-corridor more walkable and green. So far, sidewalks and enhanced lighting have been installed on roughly half of the corridor, as part of a $1.5 million project, says Kathleen Hunsicker, the chairwoman of the Lower Gwynedd Board of Supervisors. Also, "walking paths have been built to connect adjacent residential neighborhoods to the Pike so residents can walk to eat and shop," says Hunsicker.
Lower Gwynedd is also looking to make the community more sustainable by expanding
Veterans Memorial Park
, which can be found at the intersection of Bethlehem and Penllyn Pikes. As of now, a stone wall has been constructed that will include a sign welcoming drivers to Lower Gwynedd. Hunsicker adds that benches, a water fountain, flagpoles, and a rain garden will make the park a much more appealing place for those strolling along the Pike. It is expected to be completed by autumn of this year.
While walkability and parkland are important components to improving the corridor, attracting businesses is paramount. The Supervisors are most hopeful that restaurants and service businesses will be interested in moving into Spring House. As it always does, zoning plays an enormous role in the ability to lure commercial facilities. "The Township understands that developers might need some flexibility with zoning to brings projects to life," says Hunsicker. In support of this idea, an ordinance is currently in front of the township planning commission that would provide some leeway in zoning.
"I like the Pike" also seeks to retain existing businesses that dot Bethlehem Pike, and create a semblance of community among them. Hunsicker says she hopes that a Lower Gwynedd Business Association will be formed as a result of the campaign. The campaign also looks to impel locals and visitors to frequent the businesses, such as
Spring House Tavern
The Flower Shop of Spring House
, and
Born to Run shoes
, along the corridor through the website. In other words, the campaign is intended to create "a buzz in the community" that lets everyone know "we are open for business," Hunsicker says.
Kathleen Hunsicker, Lower Gwynedd Twp. Supervisors
Andy Sharpe
Spiga gives growing culinary hotspot Midtown Village an Italian dining option
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Thanks to the work of Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran, Midtown Village is quickly becoming a dining destination. Earlier this year,
we told you
about their newest restaurant,
, which is a Spanish-style tapas bar on 13th St., just south of Chestnut. Now, this gastronomical blitz is extending to Locust St. in Midtown, as the
casual Italian restaurant Spiga
opened this past weekend. Spiga is co-owned by Anthony Masapollo, who is also know for Le Castagne in Rittenhouse and La Famiglia in Old City, and the executive chef is Brian Wilson.
Masapollo is elated to be a part of the Midtown Village community. "We sat outside El Vez, and I thought to myself, 'this is where I want to be'," says Masapollo. He adds that he loves the community feeling in Midtown. He made sure to join the
Midtown Village Merchants Association
last week. The partner is also planning on working with other businesses, such as the
12th St. Gym
, to do outreach. Masapollo says that another perk of being in the neighborhood is that it connects
Le Castagne
La Famiglia
by providing a midpoint.
Spiga, which translates to stalk or stem, can best be described as a casual Italian restaurant. Chef Wilson's menu items include pasta, pizza, burgers, and steak, fish, and pork chop from the eatery's two wood-burning grills. Masapollo is especially proud of the wood-fired grills. "It's like cooking outdoors," he says. For those with wheat allergies, gluten-free items are also available. Patrons are encouraged to share menu items. Spiga also has a bar on the premises, which serves up wine and cocktails.
The restaurant is located at 1305 Locust St., which is convenient to
, the
Broad St. Subway
, and a parking lot. Before Spiga, the location housed a few LGBT-themed lounges, the last of which was JR's Lounge. Masapollo says he and his business partners had been looking to create Spiga for quite a while. He says they first set their sights on the Locust St. location last summer.
Spiga seats 70 people between the main dining room and the bar. They are generally open until 10 PM on weeknights and 11 p.m. on weekends, although they are closed on Mondays and close early on Sundays. In addition to Masapollo and Wilson, Skip DiMassa and Giuseppe Sena are co-owners. Entrees generally cost between $12 and $30, while some appetizers cost as little as $4.
Andy Sharpe
Anthony Masapollo
Photo courtesy of Spiga
Frankford businesses get the chance to show off for those merely passing through
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Frankford is an important gateway between Center City and Northeast Philadelphia, as it is home to the Frankford Transportation Center. But this doesn't help local businesses in Frankford, as travelers have little reason to hop off in a neighborhood that has suffered from its share of crime and blight. That's why the
Frankford CDC
is partnering with Aria Health to highlight shops along the Frankford Ave. commercial corridor and elsewhere in the neighborhood.
The Frankford CDC anticipates beginning its campaign in late-May, says Michelle Feldman, the commercial corridor manager at the CDC. Each quarter, four new businesses will set up shop inside the cafeteria of Aria Health's Frankford campus. Feldman says she has received interest "from a whole range of institutions and businesses" in participating. These businesses include
Gilbert's Upholstery and Antiques
, which has graced Frankford Ave. for more than 30 years,
Frankford Friends School
Cramer's Uniforms
Mezalick Design Studio
, and
Denby's Sweet Sensations
Feldman says that outreach to local businesses about the chance to be featured was done via e-mail and shop-to-shop canvassing. The latter was made much easier by the fact that Feldman is used to walking up and down Frankford Ave. and interacting with shopkeepers and employees as part of her role with the CDC. While she says the CDC focuses on businesses along the Avenue, some of the participating businesses are on Griscom St., Orthodox St., and elsewhere off of the main commercial corridor. "We're here to help all businesses," says Feldman.
Community leaders in Frankford are quick to laud
Aria Health
for allowing businesses to market themselves. Feldman says the idea for this campaign came from the realization that many Aria employees merely drove or walked past businesses on Frankford Ave. without actually going inside any of them. This is quite similar to the scads of El commuters who ride, drive, or walk through Frankford, but would probably have trouble naming even a few shops. The CDC hopes to generate interest in shopping and eating locally among Aria employees through this.
Along with the marketing campaign for local businesses, there are a few other exciting things happening in Frankford. Feldman mentions the
Mural Arts Program
recently held two public meetings to determine the designs of the upcoming "Imagining Frankford" murals by artist Cesar Viveros. Also, Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez recently spearheaded a grant for targeted facade improvements on the 4600-block of Frankford Ave. Finally, the CDC inaugurated a new computer lab for the community, which was made possible by
Philly Rising
Temple University's Computer Recycling Center
Andy Sharpe
Michelle Feldman, Frankford CDC
Neighborhood Foods' CSA delivers West Philly's freshest to rest of region
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Greater Philadelphia is rapidly becoming more of a hub for urban farming and community-supported agriculture (CSA). Just look at the recently expanded
Mariposa food co-op
on Baltimore Ave., the active
Kensington Community Food Co-op
, and the
Creekside Co-op
groundbreaking in Montgomery County. Another organization that hasn't received as much publicity is West Philadelphia's Neighborhood Foods, which is transitioning from just an urban farm to a CSA and is teaming up with other local food venders at Rittenhouse Square.
Neighborhood Foods
will be using three different sites in West Philadelphia this year to cultivate fresh food. The main site is Polselli Farm, a two-thirds acre lot at 53rd and Wyalusing at which the group has been farming snce 2010, according to Dylan Baird, the business manager. He adds that his organization annexed two smaller farm sites last year, and will be growing from them starting this year. One site is the popular Walnut Hill Farm, which thrives in the shadows of SEPTA's 46th St. El stop.
Baird is excited to announce that his
urban farm
will also feature a CSA this year, which he claims is the city's first urban farm-based CSA. Members of this CSA will enjoy locally-cultivated fruits, vegetables, and grains, with all proceeds being returned to Haddington, Walnut Hill, and other sections of West Philly. According to Baird, the CSA will run for 22 weeks from the middle of May to October, and more include very affordable prices. Neighborhood Foods is currently looking for members.
The CSA is now working with other local food sellers at the Rittenhouse Square Farmers' Market every Saturday. "We are broadening beyond just urban farmed produce and we will be incorporating all kinds of Philly produced products," says Baird. Some examples of this include canned goods from South Philly's
Green Aisle Grocery
, bread from West Philly's
Four Worlds Bakery
, and jellies from
Fifth of a Farm Jams
Proceeds from the Rittenhouse stand enable Neighborhood Foods to continue to grow and sell fresh food at a steep discount in West Philly. "Our business model is such that we sell our food at a premium around the city so that we can subsidize the price of food at our community farmers market as well as our community programs," says Baird.
Neighborhood Foods is a product of
The Enterprise Center CDC
Urban Tree Connection
, and features produce that is grown naturally and without chemicals. Baird says that the urban farm benefits from a large local population of senior citizens, who understand the value of fresh vegetables from their early years in the South.
Andy Sharpe
Dylan Baird, Neighborhood Foods
Photo courtesy Neighborhood Foods
A 10-pin workout: Combination Sweat gym-BYOB bowling alley coming to East Falls
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to knock down pins and lose pounds at the same time? If so, you might want to head over to East Falls starting next month. This is when Sweat Fitness will open their first fitness center and BYOB bowling alley in
One Falls Center
on Henry Ave. This will soon be Philadelphia's first combination gym and bowling alley and Sweat Fitness' 10th location in the city and its suburbs. It will be called Sweat Fitness and Frames.
Sweat Fitness
hopes to intertwine bowling and working out, according to Scott Caplan, the owner of the gym. To do this, Caplan plans to allow members who use any Sweat gym to bowl for free during off-peak hours, which fall on weekdays in the bowling sphere. The facility will feature 10 bowling lanes with room for private parties. Exercisers can unwind not just from a round of bowling, but also with a drink. Indeed, unlike many bowling alleys, Sweat Fitness and Frames will be BYOB.
While bowling is a unique bedfellow to fitness, Caplan previously owned the Stripes bowling alley at 40th and Locust Sts. in West Philly. Stripes closed in April 2010, but Caplan's affinity for bowling did not go away. Caplan explains that bowling helps "solidify" relationships, which is important because "fitness is a very social business."
Caplan hopes that Fitness and Frames will become an integral part of the East Falls community. For one thing, Sweat will take advantage of a free shuttle that carries
Philadelphia University
students between their school and housing around One Falls Center. He's also encountered strong support for the gym alley among the
East Falls Development Corporation (EFDC)
and other community groups. "So far they've been very happy to have us," says Caplan, who adds that Sweat has become a "focal point" in other communities.
Sweat Fitness and Frames
proves successful, the gym may open additional bowling fitness centers in the future. Caplan divulges that Sweat is looking to open a few more fitness facilities in the Delaware Valley in 2013, although no word yet if they'll offer bowling.
If you're interested in joining Sweat's upcoming East Falls location, Caplan says there are still around a hundred pre-sale membership slots available. While the owner can't give an exact date as to when Sweat Fitness and Frames will open, he says it will likely be in late-April. This means only a month until you can enjoy a vigorous work-out, a round of bowling, and a frosty drink in one location.
Andy Sharpe
Scott Caplan, Sweat Fitness
Illustration Courtesy of Sweat Fitness
Greene Street Consignment to open its seventh location in Chestnut Hill
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Greene Street Consignment has been a fixture among those looking to purchase designer clothing labels at cheap prices. So much so that they have branched out from their original location on South Street and opened six locations, ranging from Princeton to West Chester. It's soon to be seven locations, as Greene Street will become the latest business to set up shop along Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill by the end of the month.
The consignment store will open on the 8500-block of Germantown Ave., near
Penzeys Spices
The Paperia gift store
, and Chestnut Hill West Station. It wasn't hard for Greene Street to decide to open in the Northwest Philly enclave.
"Chestnut Hill is such a great community of families, shops and new shops that are opening," says Casey Drucquer, a marketing director at the consignment shop. Drucquer quickly adds that Greene Street's owner recently moved back to
Chestnut Hill
Greene Street Consignment
is a used clothing store, it's one with exacting standards. Drucquer reports that her store won't accept any articles of clothing that are older than two years, and demands that everything sold be in immaculate condition. The store carries adult's clothing in every size from small to extra large. Drucquer says that the store typically offers Gap, Gucci, Prada, and Anthropologie clothes. For those looking to sell clothes, Greene Street doesn't require appointments and rewards a 40% commission on items that are sold.
Drucquer emphasizes that a portion of Greene St.'s proceeds go to a good cause. As a matter of fact, the owner of the store's sister recently founded a fourteen-acre farm in Chester County, called the
Greene Street Animal Rescue
, dedicated to sick pets.
"Since the opening a few months ago, they have taken in eleven dogs which normally would have been euthanized," she says. Part of the consignment shop's profit goes to this, and the store also solicits tax-deductible donations.
Andy Sharpe
Casey Drucquer, Greene St. Consignment
Photo courtesy of Greene Street Consignment
NextFab Studio expands to massive former ironwork shop on Washington Ave. on heels of growth
Thursday, March 15, 2012
It is fitting that the upcoming expansion of
NextFab Studio
, the two year-old "gym for innovators" that features digital fabrication tools and the opportunity for most anyone to create most anything, will bring it to a new flagship location at a former custom ironwork shop run by old-world craftsmen.
NextFab announced last week it will be growing in a big way from its original space in the
University City Science Center
at 3711 Market Street, where it has doubled membership in the last six months and tripled revenue between 2010 and 2011.
And inside its new facility, expected to open by early July, NextFab2 will look to create the latest edition of the creative economy, just like when slabs of iron were being shaped decades ago at the new site at 2025 Washington Ave.
"As our members increase in number and skill and the reputation of our design, engineering and custom fabrication services has grown, an increasing number of members and clients want to take on projects that fall outside of that size range, or which need more privacy or more intense around-the-clock effort," says NextFab president and founder Evan Malone.
Indeed, the new facility in Southwest Center City/Graduate Hospital should provide ample space: 21,000 square feet of equipment, expert staff, classes, workshops and accessible design, engineering and custom fabrication services.
Media-based architecture and design firm
has reconfigured the building, which will provide private studios with 24/7 access, 14-foot ceilings, CNC water-jet cutter, CNC machining center, CNC router, more advanced 3D printers and a chemistry and micro-fabrication lab.
According to Malone, NextFab2 will have the layout and space for the big tools necessary for massive projects. There will be drive-in loading/unloading, a forklift and crane, a vehicle lift and facilities for car and motorcycle customization and electric-fuel conversion. There are also plenty of lighter touches, like a street-level cafe, space for exhibition and sales of products and art, and dedicated classroom spaces.
NextFab has come a long way in a short time. Revenue in 2011 was almost $500,000 with a membership that numbers 150. Full-time teaching and consulting staff has more than doubled to 17 professional artists, engineers and designers. Classes, of which there are 30 and range from Digital Embroidery to using a CNC Plasma Cutter, often fill up a month in advance.
"Our members are now successfully selling book scanners, laser-cut home decor and fashion products, custom speakers and more that they make at NextFab," says Malone.
Part of NextFab's aim is to reduce the learning curve associated with digital fabrication and foster an environment of innovation that transcends culture and education backgrounds.
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Liberty Bike Share builds support, strategy to introduce long-awaited bike sharing program
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
What do New York City, Washington D.C., Boston, Baltimore, Spartanburg SC, and Hollywood FL all have in common? Hopefully you'll have an answer by the time I'm finished with this sentence. If you don't, these are all East Coast cities that offer bike sharing. Notice that Philadelphia is not in there. With this in mind, a team from the
University of Pennsylvania
is looking to put our city on par with the likes of Spartanburg by establishing
Liberty Bike Share
, which aims to bring bike sharing to Center City, University City, South Philly, and the Temple University-area.
Liberty Bike Share is the product of three Masters degree candidates at UPenn who closely analyzed the 2010
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)
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says Dylan Hayden, who's helping to organize the bike share concept. Hayden says Liberty is hoping to make 2,500-2,700 bicycles available to be shared at a cost of abougt $15 million. He adds that Liberty has the support of the Center City District and certain members of City Council. At this point, his group is waiting for the city's Office of Transportation and Utilities (MOTU) to issue an RFP.
As is usually the case, the cost of setting up operations is one of the biggest challenges Liberty faces. Hayden emphasizes that his team is looking to solicit pledges from local hospitals, universities, insurance companies, and other private sector entities willing to chip in. He does admit that securing financial contributions in the Philadelphia-area can be "like squeezing a turnip." On this note, MOTU has identified the up-front costs of bike sharing as one of its biggest worries.
Hayden says his team hopes to implement Liberty Bike Share in two phases, with the first concentrating on Center and University Cities and the second extending the program up to Temple. Liberty has two companies in mind, Alta and B-Cycle, to operate the bike share.
operates the bike sharing programs in New York City, D.C., and Boston, while
is responsible for bike sharing in Spartanburg, Chicago, Denver, and elsewhere. Hayden envisions charging members an annual fee of anywhere between $75 and $90.
The UPenn team hopes Liberty Bike Share will complement mass transit in Philadelphia. "We're looking to deal with last-mile issues," says Hayden, who's talking about the distance between a transit or rail stop and someone's final destination. Indeed, the Penn senior envisions a future where someone can (as an example) take a train to Market East Station and share a bike to get to their final destination. Hayden hopes to work with
to incorporate bike sharing in with their upcoming New Payment Technology.
Locally, only one borough offers bike sharing. That would be Pottstown, a borough with around 22,000 people in Western Montgomery County.
Bike Pottstown
, Pottstown's bike sharing program, is run by
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launched its bike sharing consultancy in Philadelphia
under the name
moving to Cambridge, Mass
last year. Bike Pottstown is a free bike share, which has filled the streets of the borough with 15 eye-snatching yellow bicycles.
Hayden is unequivocal about the benefits of bike sharing. "Bike sharing is a policy Swiss army knife," he says. By this, he means it ameliorates a host of policy issues, including healthcare, sustainability, and mobility. He also says that the city already has much of the infrastructure in place to support bike sharing, including the 215 miles of bike lanes he cites. Bike sharing would provide Philadelphia an opportunity to catch up to other American cities, large and small.
Andy Sharpe
Dylan Hayden, Liberty Bike Share
New Manayunk coworking space for woodworkers is first of its kind in Philadelphia
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Delaware Valley's first coworking space for woodworkers opened earlier this month, and is already proving quite popular. Philadelphia Woodworks is a membership-based co-working arena and educational facility across from the Ivy Ridge train station on Umbria St. in Manayunk. According to Emily Duncan, the business manager at Woodworks, the facility already boasts twenty members, sixteen of which are certified in woodworking. Along with coworking, Duncan says classes are expected to begin in a few weeks.
Philadelphia Woodworks
emphasizes that anyone can become a member, as long as they don't have an inordinate fear of splinters. The center is indeed welcoming to professionals and novices alike. "You can do it and we can help you," coaxes Duncan. This is one reason why the workshop will hold classes. Duncan continues by saying members and other people interested in woodworking can even suggest classes. Michael Vogel, who's the founder and president of Woodworks, also emphasizes that classes are run with their students' schedules in mind.
The woodworker's paradise is concentrating on partnering with local businesses that work with wood. For example, Duncan gives a shout-out to
Provenance Architectural Salvage
in Northern Liberties, who she says will stock re-used materials. Vogel also points out that some classes will be affiliated with other relevant organizations, including the
Center for Art in Wood
and the
Wharton-Esherick Museum
in Valley Forge. The
Independence Seaport Museum
has even expressed interest in helping with education at Philadelphia Woodworks.
This "gym for woodworking," as Vogel puts it, has all of the latest woodworking tools throughout the 6,600-square foot facility. 4,500 of which are devoted to shop space, which includes professional industrial grade power and hand tools; milling machines that can smooth wood; sanding, shaping, and edging stations; dust collection; and air filters. In addition, the space comes equipped with Golden Boy, the shop manager's adorable pug, who can be found strutting around the shop. Finally, Duncan adds that there will be plentiful locker and cubby space for tool storage.
Vogel and Duncan both stress that the woodworking space is truly unique for Southeastern Pennsylvania. Duncan says the closest place of its kind is all the way down in
Rockville, Md
. The next closest is a long ride north in Connecticut. Because of this, Vogel chose the location because of its convenience to the entire region. "You can get from Cherry Hill to West Chester in a half hour [depending on traffic] because of our proximity to 76," he mentions. As Duncan points out, not only is it easily accessible by car, but it's also in propinquity to the Schuylkill River Bike Trail and the train.
To complement the shop, Philadelphia Woodworks also features a member's lounge, with a kitchen, TVs, and a "clubhouse atmosphere," says Duncan. There is also a lumberyard and sheetwood store on site. If you're interested in becoming a member, you'll want to act fast as space is filling up. There's currently no cap on the amount of members that can be accommodated, but Duncan and Vogel agree they'll eventually have to find one.
Andy Sharpe
Michael Vogel, Emily Duncan, and Golden Boy the pug, Philadelphia Woodworks
Not much snow, but a revived historic lodge at Montco's Spring Mountain
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
A half-century ago, Schwenksville was considered a destinations for vacationers from the Delaware Valley, along with the Jersey Shore and Poconos, thanks to Spring Mountain skiing and the Perkiomen Creek. Quite a bit has changed since then, as Schwenksville isn't exactly a household name any longer. However, Rick and Gayle Buckman, co-owners of Schwenksville's Spring Mountain ski resort, are hoping to revive the area's appeal to visitors. To do this, they recently renovated and re-opened the historic Woodside Lodge, formerly known as the Woodside Inn and Woodside Manor.
The Woodside Lodge
began accepting visitors again at the end of January. According to Gayle Buckman, the inn features mostly two-room suites with fireplaces. The Buckmans are clearly proud of their lodge's legacy, which dates to 1923. In the midst of the $1.5 million renovation, "we were able to uncover some of the historical elements," says Gayle Buckman. This includes the building's porches, which, with the exception of one, were opened up like they were decades ago. Buckman is also proud that she was able to preserve the inn's original staircase, although it had to be enclosed due to the fire code.
Spring Mountain
was also able to maintain most of the wooden floors on the first level of the lodge. The Buckmans added transoms, which are wooden crosspieces separating doors from windows above them, to add to the historic mystique of the lodge. After all, transoms were prevalent before air conditioning was commonly used because they facilitated cross ventilation. For those of you visiting Spring Mountain during the summer, there's no need to fret, as the lodge is air-conditioned.
The Buckmans believe the re-opening of Woodside means great things are in store for Spring Mountain. The lodge makes the mountain "a destination," points out Gayle Buckman. During the winter (assuming it's cold enough), visitors can enjoy a day crammed with skiing and a night relaxing at the Woodside. During the summer, tourists can take advantage of the mountain's one-of-a-kind zip-line canopy, which Buckman says attracts people from across the country, and retire to the inn. The inn is also convenient to the
Perkiomen Trail
, which is popular among bicyclists.
The lodge also features the Buckman Tavern, whose chef Michael Kenney has experience as Will Smith's personal chef and as a cook at the Four Seasons Hotel. Currently, the tavern is open for dinner, and serves American comfort food. Entree prices range from $15 to $26. Along with entrees, the tavern serves soup, salads, "starters," and sandwiches. It is generally open between 4:30 and 9 p.m., with later hours on Thursdays and weekends. Kenney also prepares breakfast for overnight guests.
Woodside's re-opening open house in late January proved to be a big hit. Gayle Buckman says between 800 and 1,000 people showed up to christen the historic lodge. Among them were the grandson of the original architect and the co-owner of the Woodside in the 1940s, the latter of which is now in her late 90s. Needless to say, there were plenty of pictures of the inn and manor from when
enjoyed its heyday. With the lodge re-opened, the Buckmans hope for similar pictures in the future.
Andy Sharpe
Gayle and Rick Buckman
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Security situation
Asked by Syrian TV anchorperson Rasha al-Kassar whether Syria has
entered the phase of security reassurance or not, Al-Asad responds: "In
fact, the increase in the security incidents and the acts violating the
security on the one hand, and the drop in the number of these incidents
do not indicate the improvement in the situation or the aggravation of
the crisis. We cannot take into account the security aspect without
considering the other aspects. The most important is the political
He adds: "What is reassuring today is not the security situation, which
seems to be better, but that the scheme was totally different. The
scheme was to conquer Syria within few weeks. What protected the
homeland is the awareness of the Syrian people."
As for the current security situation, he notes that although the armed
activities have increased over the past weeks against the security
forces, "we are capable of dealing with them and we began to make
security achievements recently, and we will not announce them now due to
the importance of the success of these measures. I am not worried
because of these incidents at the time being. Yes, we can say that the
security situation is better".
Asked by Syrian TV anchorman Usamah Shihadah about reports saying that
the way the Syrian leadership has dealt with the incidents was through
adopting the military option rather than the political option, Al-Asad
notes that "there is nothing called military solution or option, there
is only a political solution". However, he adds, the Syrian security
institutions had to maintain the security of the country and deal with
security incidents. He affirms: "The political solution cannot achieve
success without maintaining security and this is of the duties of the
On the progress of the national dialogue, Al-Asad explains that a
central dialogue was held before issuing the package of reforms in order
to "test the waters" of the Syrian street. He adds that there are some
laws that have been decreed and others will be issued as scheduled,
noting that that elections will be held and a review of the constitution
will be conducted in a transitional phase.
On reviewing and amending the constitution, he says that "it goes
without saying that there should be a review of the entire
constitution", including Article 8, which stipulates that the Ba'th
Party is the leading party in the society and the state.
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principle, all those who were involved in a criminal act against any
Syrian citizen, be he a soldier or a civilian, will be held accountable.
This is a firm decision. All those who are proven to be involved by
means of conclusive evidence will be held accountable. We will not clear
a wrongdoer and we will not hold accountable any innocent man."
On the "negative" response of the West to the reforms, Al-Asad notes
that this is their traditional response. Therefore, "reform is not their
goal. In fact, they do not want reforms and some of them are annoyed
because of them. They do not want us not to introduce reforms so that
the country would remain backward and never achieve progress."
He adds: "Reform for all these western colonial countries - I do not say
that the entire West, but all the colonial western countries - is only
offering them what they want and to tell them that we accept to
relinquish all our rights; forsake the resistance, rights, and defend
the enemies." He affirms: "I simply say that they will not dream of
achieving that under the current circumstances or under any
US, European calls to step down
On the call of US President Obama and European leaders on Al-Asad to
step down, he says that Syria opted not to comment because it believes
that this talk is "worthless". However, he notes that "this talk should
not be addressed to a president who is not concerned about his post;
this should not be told to a president who was not brought to power by
the United States and the West, but the Syrian people; this should not
be said to a people who reject the presence of any higher commissioner
whosoever; this should not be said to people who stand by the resistance
for being one of their principles and not for being one of the
principles of their state. The people are the ones who stand by the
resistance and these principles, and they do not relinquish their
rights. But, this can be said to a president made in American and to
submissive and despicable people who accept to receive orders from
foreign countries."
Al-Asad holds the western countries responsible for the "massacres" in
Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya and their support for Israel "in all its
crimes against the Palestinians and Arabs", wondering who should step
down instead.
Warning against any UN, NATO action on Syria
On the possible UN Security Council resolution on Syria and NATO strike
against Syria, Al-Asad notes: "The repercussions of any action against
Syria will have repercussions much greater than they can bear for many
reasons. The first reason is the geopolitical location of Syria. The
second reason is the Syrian capabilities, of which they know a part, but
do not know the other parts. They will not be able to bear the
consequences of these capabilities. Therefore, we should differentiate
between intimidation and facts, or the psychological warfare and facts,
without neglecting this intimidation. We do not disregard any
possibility, but this does not make us fearful."
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countries and notes that it "will not allow" any country in the world to
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You can't show content in a hologram that is deeper than the projector... It's physically impossible to do this. Now if you could show a different image to each eye, you could potentially trick the eye into focusing as if the content was really X-Y feet away. Stereoscopy has a hope of trying to solve this eventually. Holograms are never going to solve their depth problem.


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Convenient location (close to Newark Penn Station and NJ Performing Arts Center); friendly staff; mini fridge and safe in room; free parking available for hotel guests; hotel offers free breakfast from 6am to 11am (but I did not take advantage of the free breakfast on this stay)
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Breakfast was not set up due to short of staff. Weather could have been a factor.
Convenient and a 10 minute walk to Newark Penn Station for Manhatan.
Reception staff did not come across as friendly, could have smiled a bit and not look elsewhere when talking to you.
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The smell of cigarette smoke was throughout the 12th floor. Though I requested a smoke free room, my particular room may have been smokeless but the rooms around me certainly were not. Shocked by the rudeness of the hotel guests as slamming doors and yelling down the hall was commonplace. The thin walls did not buffer the sounds coming from the room next to us. The bathroom was exceptionally small, but clean.
I really liked everything. Staff is friendly, knowledgeable and professional. Room was really nice, luxurious with lots of accessories. Also, there was free parking with friendly and polite workers. I was positively surprised and I would definitely recommend this hotel for anyone travelling to Newark. I paid $68 for a one-night stay which was a great value.
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I had to wait almost an hour for the shuttle at the airport on 12/22/14. The driver wasn't very friendly. When I decided to use the shuttle to go to the train station, it never came at the appointed time, so we walked to the light rail instead. The was no bueno. The door to the bathroom didn't close. The heat went out one night and we were not offered any kind of discount. There also was a false alarm with the fire alarm and all of the guests had to go out in the freezing weather on 12/30/14. No compensation was offered for that either.
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The neighborhood is not very safe, at least during late evening.
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"...You had taken an oath to protect the Constitution and not the interest of any party or the Home Ministry," the Delhi Chief Minister said in a letter to the Delhi Lt. Governor.
In a strongly-worded letter to Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said there was "nothing unconstitutional" in tabling the Delhi Lokpal Bill in the Assembly without presidential assent.
He described the insistence on sending the Bill to the Union Home Ministry for assent as an "attack on the autonomy of the people of Delhi and the State legislature".
Mr. Kejriwal questioned the propriety of the L-G in seeking the Solicitor-General's opinion on the Bill even before he had received a copy of the draft.
"The copy of the draft Bill was sent to your office only on Thursday evening. On which Bill did you seek the opinion of the Solicitor-General?" Mr. Kejriwal asked Dr. Jung.
Mr. Kejriwal objected to what he called the leaking of the reported opinion of the S-G to the media by the L-G. "If you wanted to seek an opinion on the proposed law, you could have discussed it with me and I would have briefed you on your doubts," the Chief Minister wrote.
The rule directing the Delhi Government to send the draft Bill to the Home Ministry before tabling it in the Assembly was actually framed and notified by the Home Ministry, it had nothing to do with the Constitution, the letter stated.
The Delhi Government, on the advice of retired High Court judge Justice Mukul Mudgal, prominent jurists P. V. Kapoor, K.N. Bhatt and Pinaki Mishra, has recommended the withdrawal of the Home Ministry order and also decided not to comply with it, the letter added.
The Chief Minister said all political parties had ganged up against the Aam Aadmi Party Government because it was taking strict action against corrupt officials and politicians.
"These parties are indulging in the dirty game of tarnishing the government's image by raising petty issues," he said.
Mr. Kejriwal also said that the L-G was under "tremendous pressure" from the Congress and the Home Ministry. He feared that the pressure would mount in the coming days "because they know that if the Bill is passed, several persons from among them will be behind bars".
Mr. Kejriwal's letter to the L-G further said: "Please don't let down the Constitution."
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June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's administration asked the state's highest court to take over and then dismiss a legal challenge to legislation limiting public employees' ability to engage in collective bargaining.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court today heard arguments from lawyers for the administration, the state prosecutor who challenged the legality of the law and the trial court judge who on May 26 ruled that the measure was invalid because legislators violated the state's open-meetings law.
Assistant Attorney General Kevin St. John argued today that the case is one of a separation of powers and the circuit court overstepped its authority.
"This court should act now to restore the balance of power," St. John said. "The legislature has the exclusive right to determine its process."
Walker, a first-term Republican, signed the challenged legislation on March 11. It requires annual recertification votes for public employees' union representation and makes their payment of membership dues voluntary. Firefighters and police officers are exempt.
Under the new law, state workers would contribute 5.8 percent of their salaries toward pensions and pay 12.6 percent of their health-insurance costs.
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Democrats and organized labor opposed the legislation as an attack on worker rights. Opponents protested inside and outside the state capital for almost four weeks.
Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne sued March 16 in state court in Madison, Wisconsin's capital. He alleged the bill was drafted by a conference committee of six legislators which afforded less than two hours public notice of the meeting rather than the required 24.
Four of those legislators were Republicans, including state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and his brother, Assemblyman Jeff Fitzgerald. Only one of the two Democratic legislators, Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, participated in the March 9 meeting and did so under protest.
Judge Maryann Sumi issued a temporary order blocking publication of the measure on March 18, the last step required to give it force and effect.
When state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen appealed that ruling to an intermediate appellate court, that panel referred it to the Supreme Court, asking whether a trial court judge could void a law created in violation of the open-meetings rule.
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While Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette said he would comply with Sumi's March 18 ruling, a state agency posted the law on the Internet, leading administration officials to claim it was effective, prompting Sumi to issue a supplemental order in which she said the measure remained stayed.
Then, on April 7, Van Hollen petitioned the state Supreme Court to invoke its original jurisdiction, wrest control of the Ozanne-filed case from Sumi and dismiss it, arguing that Internet publication by the state's Legislative Reference Bureau mooted the legal challenge.
Ozanne today told the high court it should reject the attorney general's request it take control of the dispute.
"The clear violation from my standpoint is that they did not give 24 hours notice," the prosecutor said. "I don't think that is in dispute."
While legislators can give just two hours notice if there is good cause, he said, the defendants here didn't give that minimum notice either.
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Sumi last month ruled the law was illegitimately created.
"This case is an exemplar of values protected by the open- meetings law: transparency in government, the right of citizens to participate in their government and respect for rule of law," Sumi wrote in her ruling.
Marie Stanton, a lawyer for Sumi, today told the Supreme Court justices that the state's open-meetings law is "tied, heart and soul" to its constitution.
Justice Shirley Abrahamson asked Stanton what made the legislature's action a constitutional issue, not a procedural one.
"What does the constitution say?" Sumi's lawyer responded. "That the doors are open. That is the nexus to the open-meetings law." About 150 members of the public who sought access to the contested March 9 committee meeting that produced the bill were denied entry, Stanton said.
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Van Hollen's deputy, St. John, in his rebuttal called Sumi's ruling "a radical proposition" that, if allowed to stand, would result in "continuous marches done to the courthouse."
"There would be no finality to any law," the assistant attorney general said.
Earlier in the hearing, St. John told Abrahamson that the state's constitution determines how a bill becomes law and that the legislators had proceeded accordingly.
"It was followed in this case," St. John said.
"You are not contesting that the doors were locked for approximately 40 minutes. How can locked doors be consistent with the constitutional provision that the doors be open?" Justice Ann Walsh Bradley asked St. John.
"Because the meeting was not in secret," St. John replied.
Robert Jambois, a lawyer for the assembly minority leader, Democrat Peter Barca said 100,000 people in Madison were interested in what was transpiring in the closed session.
"They didn't like the messy aspects of Democracy," Jambois said of the legislature's Republican majority.
The cases are State, ex-rel Ozanne v. Fitzgerald, 2011AP613; and State v. Circuit Court for Dane County, 2011AP765, Wisconsin Supreme Court (Madison).
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I bought CVS brand Pure Glycerin to prepare my yeasties for freezing.... Some people on the forum have said to buy the kind that is safe for ingestion, however, this stuff say's "For external use only." Is it safe to use this stuff? I'll be freezing 20 mL of yeast solution in test tubes, so I figure 5 mL of glycerin. Is this OK? I'm putting this stuff into my test tubes and firing up the autoclave... If I hear its no good, I guess I wont be saving any yeast from this starter... Thanks
It's fine, perfectly safe. Some yeast can eat it, not sure about brewer's/ The concentration of glycerin is good for freezing but tends to be toxic to yeast, so best practice is to freeze the cells as quickly as possible, and when thawing, warm the vial gently but quickly, a cup of lukewarm water will do this, then pitch quickly to dilute the glycerin in the wort. Cheers
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Thanks... what about cooldown before the freeze? Should I put the vials in the fridge overnight to temper?
Some people do that and report good results, I'm not sure those results are confirmed with a viability test, but even losing half the cells to freezing only sets you back one generation, about 3-4 hours in the case of aerobic growth. The larger the volume you're freezing, the colder you want it to be before moving it to the freezer so it freezes up fast with small ice crystals. If it freezes slowly, then larger crystals form and this is what kills the yeast. In that case, starting the freeze at 4C rather than 24C makes sense. I ranch my yeast in 10ml volumes, so I just put mine in my chest freezer straight off. Hope this helps Cheers
I've had great success with DMSO is an alternative to glycerine. Picked up the DMSO at a feed store; people use it for the equine industry. I've also used a fructose sugar solution. I haven't plated any of these to determine which method maintains more viable cells but I haven't had any problems reviving cells with any of the 3 methods.
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In our lab we would treat yeast and bacteria different from mammalian cells because of the cell walls. We would flash freeze small volumes in an ethanol/dry ice bath to get them frozen in seconds. I wouldn't recommend storing yeast in a fridge freezer as it's not quite cold enough. If you get large ice crystals forming in your ice cream, the same process will kill your yeast in time. Best bet is a chest freezer, which is typically -18 - 20 C
I thought you were supposed to use glycerol. Is glycerin the same thing? Glycerin is used to condition wine.